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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1097720
07/09/2010 12:12
07/09/2010 12:12

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Originally Posted By: Mollymoo
[quote=Nobby]Flaking lacquer on Scotts Green roofs? rolleyes cry


Just the roof? Try roof, bonnet, c-pillar and rear light panels. And bumper?

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: bikenut55] #1097722
07/09/2010 12:15
07/09/2010 12:15

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Originally Posted By: bikenut55
The full beam indication light is too bright, it ruins you night vision when you need it most.


I mentioned that one to the missus only last week and got told to stop being silly!

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1097768
07/09/2010 13:07
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Stop being silly tongue


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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1102266
15/09/2010 23:45
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Horn buttons.
Ideal for the polite toot, I can find them.

If I want to give the horn of anger during an adrenalin rushed induced situation! I can't find them. And only hit the center of the steering wheel where my last horn ensemble was situated, memory through conditioning.

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1102281
16/09/2010 00:25
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here a flaw - snapped a wheel bolt today tightening it up!!

never done that on any of my cars before!!

bloody fiats irked

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1102590
16/09/2010 18:30
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Rear screen wiper - a more useless piece of metal I have yet to encounter. Just wipes the half of the screen that I DO NOT NEED to clear grr .

Brilliant car though laugh ,

Tim42

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1102682
16/09/2010 21:50
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Ok here's some new ones...

Squeaky steering casing when you are turning (warmer weather)
Hooters made from the most rust inducting metal known to man

My faves so far...

1) Hand pull squeaks on front seats
2) Lousy infra-red fob; When you want to get in the car, its -10 degrees and the locks are frozen solid and having to clean a prime section of window to within an inch of its life for it to work!
3) Sprayed with Poundland own brand paint

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1103103
17/09/2010 18:49
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Fiat making the Coupe so good looking that nearly 2 decades later people are still buying and driving them.

And in the meantime discontinuing important parts.

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: JKD] #1103248
17/09/2010 23:14
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self reclining seats, my missus is always quizzing me who ive had in the car wink

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1103436
18/09/2010 14:56
18/09/2010 14:56

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My Coops seats take an hour to wind all the way horizontal and two hours to wind them vertical again tongue

I'd rather ratchety ones any day

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1104303
20/09/2010 13:52
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Ahhh, reading this after not having my Coup for 18 months has just made me miss it even more.

Not sure if this one was mentioned but my drivers seat (Plus model) needed it's angle winding forward a few degrees every week. I always felt the gear stick was too far forward as well.

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1104609
20/09/2010 21:51
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Originally Posted By: Chis
Not sure if this one was mentioned but my drivers seat (Plus model) needed it's angle winding forward a few degrees every week.


^^ laugh I did, two posts up

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1104617
20/09/2010 22:08
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Have we had the little patch of mist right in front of your face that takes three times as long to clear as the rest of the windscreen? irked


Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: jame5] #1104618
20/09/2010 22:09
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Only when your mums in the car.

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1104641
20/09/2010 23:15
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Originally Posted By: Bigtop
Only when your mums in the car.

LMFAO!!!! biglaugh (she is hot though!)


Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: jame5] #1104692
21/09/2010 08:02
21/09/2010 08:02
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Originally Posted By: jame5
Originally Posted By: Bigtop
Only when your mums in the car.

LMFAO!!!! biglaugh (she is hot though!)


I hope your mates have told you that blush


"RK's way seems the most sensible to me". ali_hire 16 Dec 2010
Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: Roadking] #1104711
21/09/2010 08:43
21/09/2010 08:43
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I've always thought the fact they bothered to design a folding mechanism for the wing mirrors to be a nice touch.

The fact you can't actually fold them in more than a cm due to their design or that they don't actually stick out any further than door kind of makes it a little pointless...


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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: coupe_integrale] #1105120
21/09/2010 17:30
21/09/2010 17:30
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Magnets in the seat that make all your change fly out of your pocket and hide under the seat rail.


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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: Edinburgh] #1105259
21/09/2010 20:48
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The entire dash of the car is made from a special plastic that nothing in the world will stick to!
So it's very difficult to stick boost gauges and the like in the car, I had to bolt mine to some trim.
Lack of cup holders.
Uber-slippy seats mean that going round corners feels dangerous as hell (got a CG-Lock to cure this, it's amazing!)

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1105309
21/09/2010 22:31
21/09/2010 22:31
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How have I missed this thread???? Its great!

Agree with almost everything so far, my one concern though.... SPIDERS!!!! irked

I don't think manifold issues have been mentioned yet. Squeaky Brembos, temperamental clock, a passenger side speaker that works when it pleases with no apparent loose connection... oh and a world shortage of rear ashtrays!

Still love her though! cloud9 driving

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: X19_pilot] #1137872
30/11/2010 00:34
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Then theres the draught that blows through the back edge of the drivers side window, once you're going over about 50mph. Or is that just mine?

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: Haz_Hardcore] #1137969
30/11/2010 11:07
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Yeah mine did that until i pulled the rubber seal back up! smile

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1137972
30/11/2010 11:14
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If your hips are larger than 32" the LE/Plus seats can be painful after a long journey.


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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: Haz_Hardcore] #1138010
30/11/2010 12:14
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The cold blast of air on my Scottie comes through the inside of the door handles frown . No such problem with the Moon 6-speed - toasty inside when she gets warmed up thumb

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1138345
30/11/2010 22:01
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This is brilliant! I agree with all points made.. Would add the dodgy heated rear screen, frozen handbrake, on or off.. Water running off roof all over you if you open the door when it's raining, classic! None of the rubber door/boot seals actually stop water ingress... Rear brakes that don't do much, rear compensator conveniently placed so it rusts solid, blowers that unless on full blast do moving useful.. Oil consumption that should have it's own mpg gauge! A million components that are either rusted, in the process of rusting or have already fallen off! But somehow when it is running, and you put your foot down and waste some a-hole in a new so called sportscar, it all seems worthwhile! ;-)

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1138359
30/11/2010 22:32
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Oh yeah, and shockingly dim headlights! Or at least lenses that restrict the light! Is there a way of improving them? They are rubbish! I have tried cleaning the outer lense but the lacquer is faded badly... Another great design.. Maybe fiat thought they'd all be wrapped around trees, or lampposts before they were unfit for the road! ;-)

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1138678
01/12/2010 14:02
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Rear washer jet which (when working correctly) squirts water either over the roof or at cars in the adjacent lane.

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: Gunzi] #1138697
01/12/2010 14:18
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Originally Posted By: Gunzi
Rear washer jet which (when working correctly) squirts water either over the roof or at cars in the adjacent lane.


There's a rear washer jet confused hehe

Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1138880
01/12/2010 18:57
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Emmerson,
like you, couldn't believe how bad lights were when I drove at night in coupe

For a quick fix, Halfords are doing 2 for 1 Extreme brilliance H1 and they have made a big difference - got 4 for £40




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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws [Re: ] #1139760
03/12/2010 16:20
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I'll check it out this weekend ;-) thanks for the tip! ;-)

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